Moscow vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$871
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$2340
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$309
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$1363
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	70
😀 Quality of life	72	76
🏙️ Population	13.3M	720K

The cost of living in Moscow is 93% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 3277th and 6433rd ($1678 vs $871) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 823rd in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.6 months in Okayama. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Okayama ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 2774th and 1367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Okayama

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	Moscow	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$5.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$66.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$6145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$3259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$50.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$14339

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$921
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$898
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$925
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$934
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$910
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$901
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$988
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$874
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$978
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$873
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1088
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1141
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1030
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$969
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$957
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$932
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1108
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$985
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$920
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$946
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$860
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$911
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$922
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$979
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$934
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$862
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$924
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$946
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1256
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1027
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1202
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$884
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$976
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1385
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1486
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1471